A common parasite long thought to lie dormant is actually much more active and complex. Researchers found that Toxoplasma ...

About one-third of humanity possesses a parasite concealed in the brain. Long perceived as inactive, it has recently been ...

Entamoeba histolytica (green) attacking human T cells. A new paper by UC Davis researchers lays out a strategy for investigating how this parasite can hide from the human immune system while attacking ...

A parasite that lives permanently in the brains of millions may not be as uniformly dormant as scientists once thought.

Researchers studying the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum have discovered a previously unknown stage in its life cycle ...

It’s Halloween season, the liminal period when the general public seems to have a greater tolerance for stomach-churning content, so let’s talk about parasites, perhaps the most disgusting — and ...

Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by water borne schistosome parasites that affects more than 200 million people worldwide, causing chronic illness, disability and, in severe cases, life threatening ...

A University of California, Riverside team of scientists has found that Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite affecting up to ...

Ivermectin is used in both animals and humans for parasitic infections. Although fenbendazole is not approved for humans, ...